TechCrunch is bringing Startup Battlefield to Nairobi; Calling all Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

The African continent is rich with diversity – in language, culture, and perspectives – which has fostered innovation and creativity across a broad spectrum of categories. TechCrunch is bringing its experience with Startup Battlefield, one of the world’s premier startup competitions, to Sub-Saharan Africa to discover great early stage companies that have created technology to solve problems and develop the ecosystem within the region.

Social Good

Startups with the product most likely to catalyze social development through technology.

Productivity & Utility

Startups with the product or service most likely to go into full commercial production and have the biggest impact on human potential and/or the largest exit.

Gaming & Entertainment

Startups with the product or service most likely to see wide consumer adoption and have either the biggest exit and/or impact on gaming and entertainment.

Throw Your Hat In The Ring

We’re looking for the best early stage pre-launch startups to launch on our stage in Nairobi this October for a chance to win $25,000 and automatic participation in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018. Applications are now open until July 14 at 5pm PST.

QUALIFICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE

Startups must fit into one of three categories (social good, productivity and utility, gaming and entertainment) to participate. Five startups in each category will be selected to join us on stage for the Battlefield Africa in Nairobi.

Apart from clear relevance to one of the three themes, qualifying startups should:

Be early-stage companies in “launch” stage

Be a resident from our eligible countries

Have a fully working product/beta, reasonably close to or in production